wvf" -ptwr
i pl' mupgiw
"W'Srpr
? if ppwviwi'ippjiiiii
Magnificent
BENNETT PIANO
GIVEN AWAY
ggLia!yfaawftWMiaBiii. wMMiwBaBi
i -jtit$pf$IFw '
i
. fit-
&
,r.
IN MAHOGANY, WALNUT OR OAK CASE
To the lady receiving the largest number of votes from subscribers
to The Alliance Herald
The regular selling price of this piano is Three Hundred Dollars. It is a better instrument than many pianos that soil for $325
to $400. These pianos are carried in stock by the Bennett Piano Company at their Alliance
store, where they may be inspected by interested persons.
The Alliance Herald has purchased one of these magnificent pianos to be given as a present to the lady who receives the largest number of votes
" during the next few weeks from subscribers to the paper.
I
1
Our Plan
Commencing Friday, January 21, 1910, every
person paying on subscription to The Alliance
Herald during the time of this contest will be
entitled to vote for the contestant of his or
her choice, at the rate of one hundred votes
for every dollar paid on subscription, whether
arrearage or on advance subscription. The
lady having the largest number of votes at
the close of the contest, or election, will re
ceive the $300 Bennett Piano, in either Ma
hogany, Walnut or Oak case as she may pre
fer, delivered absolutely free to her residence
in Box Butte county, or if she does not re
reside in Box Butte county, it will be deliv
ered at the freight depot in Alliance, proper
ly crated or boxed for shipment.
Nominations
Any reader of The Herald may nominate a
lady acquaintance as a contestant. There is
no limit to the number of nominations that
may be made, but the right is reserved to
drop the name of any one nominated if she
receives no additional votes within a reason
able length of time after her nomination.
5,000 Free Votes
At the time of her nomination, every con
testant will receive 5,000 votes free, in ad
dition to what may be given her on subscrip
tion paid. H any lady shall be nominated by
more than one person, she will receive the
5,000 free votes only on the first nomination.
Grand List of Additional
Presents
In addition to the Magnificent Bonnet Piano,
we are preparing a largo list of additional
presents, to be given to ladies who are con
testants but fail to receive the piano. A list
of these presents,, will be published soon.
Greatest Offer Ever Mace In
Western Nebraska
Wo believe this is the greatest offer ever
made by any newspaper in Western Nebraska.
Now is the Time to Nomi
nate and Vote
We expect this contest to continue only a few
weeks. Subscribers, and persons wishing to
become subscribers, who wish to make nom
inations or vote for persons nominated by
some one else, should act promptly. We re
serve the right to close nominations at any
time after Thursday, January 27th.
Number of Votes will be Published
Each week wo will publish the number of
votes received by all contestants up to the
evening preceding publication day.
Herald Employes Barred
No member of the family of any person em
ployed in The Herald office will be permitted
to be a candidate for the Bennett Piano
which we are soon to give away to the lady
receiving the largest number of votes from
subscribers.
J
Firemen Get a
Warm Welcome
From Fremont Tribune;
Smiling skies and mild spring weath
er greeted the delegates to the twen
tieth annual convention of the N. S. V.
F. A. as they swarmed into Fremont
on incoming trains today. All visiting
firemen who are official delegates from
their home companies are required to
register at the firemen's quarters at the
city hall before they are given badges.
All the visitors are being kept under
close police surveilance and the slight
est break on the part of any is followed
by arrest and prompt arraignment in
police court. The Cleland hose wagon
deprived of its cargo of hose and rigged
up with carry-all seats serves as the
patrol wagon and its gong sounded
incessantly in the streets all the fore
noon. City Clerk Stiles was the first
man to suffer arrest at the hands of the
special officers. He was caupht loiter
ing about the depot at 9:30 this fore
noon. A few minutes later he was
dumped bodily into the patrol and
taken at break-neck speed to the city
hall where Police Judge Laird sentenced
him to ten ays at Tommy Fox's. He
wab later paroled.
The diligence with which the Alii
mice, delegation proceeded to boost for
the 19 1 1 convention the moment they
struck Fremont caused the entire
hunch to be rpunded up by the special
officers- Several merry foot-races oc
curred before all the offenders were
arraigned before Police Judge Laird.
W. O. Barnes, first arraigned, was
charged with violating the curfew or
dinance and pleaded guilty to having
remained up until 2 a, in. last night.
He was sentenced to buy the treats.
E. G. Laing, another offender, plead
ed guilty to changing his hose too often
without performing the incidental ab
lutions on his pedal extremities.
Judge Laird commanded him to pur
chase six pairs of socks. One of the
most serious charges preferred was
that against F. McCormick, who was
said to have borrowed some hosiery at
Norfolk last year and had neglected to
return it. He escaped because Judge
Laird helc the case to be out of his
jurisdiction. Baskins, Roinig and Sny
der were charged with resisting an offi
cer as also was M, O. New whose case
was continued till 1 530 tonight.
Alliance and Vork promise to be the
two rivals for the 1911 convention, and
delegates from both towns have already
commenced a campaign for votes.
This is the first convention since the
8 o'clock closing law went into effect
and Fremont is the first place the fire
men have gathered in such large num
bera since that time.
Wednesday foreuoon there will be a
business meeting at the court house at
9:30. Wednesday afternoon the fire
men will be shown the places of tnter
est in Fremont, and Wednesday even
ing will be given over to a smoker at
the firemen's quarters in the city hall.
Daughters of Isabella Entertain.
On Tuesday evening the lodge rooms
and parlors of the K. C. hall were
filled with a merry crowd. High-five
was first on the program, nine games
were played, and there were sixteen
tables. Mrs. Chas. Breunan, Miss
Aylward and Mrs. U. N. Hoskins cut
for lady's first prize, a dainty china
plate, Mrs. Hoskins winning it. W.
A. Prindle won the gentleman's first
prize, a toilet set. Mrs. McCoy and
Walter Buechsenstein carried off the
consolation prizes. After the card
games were finished, oyster stews were
served. Denny Landrigan and Mike
Vaughn acted as head waiters and
covered themselves with glory. Danc
ing finished the evening. As enter
tainers the Knights and Daughters ate
unexcelled.
Royal Neighbors Banquet.
List of Contestants
Voting will not begin until
Friday morning Jan. 21, but we
have a number of nominations,
which we print below, crediting
each with the 5,000 free votes.
Other nominations will be print
ed in the order received. After
voting begins the names of con
testants will be printed in the
order of the number of votes
each has received, the largest
number first.
NAMES OP CONTESTANTS NO. OP VOTES
Miss Blanche Wiley, Alliance, Neb. 5,000
Miss Helen Broome " " 5,000
Miss Nell Acheson " " 5,000
Mrs. John Wiker " " 5,000
Miss Jessie Geiger, Hemingford,Neb.5,ooo
Miss Bertha Parkyn, Canton, Neb... 5, 000
Miss Fay Hembrv, Hashman, Neb.. 5, 000
Miss E. M. Andrus, Marsland, Nebr.5,000
Mrs U. N, Hoskins, Alliance, " 5,000
Miss Mabelle Shipherd, Malinda, " 5,000
Miss Emma Nerud, Hemingford " 5,000
The Weather
Last Saturday afternoon the Royal
Neighbors met in regular session and
installed their officers for the comiug
year. At five-thirty they weut to the
Cafe Alliance where an elegant five
course dinner was served.
The Royal Neighbor lodge is grow
ing to be one of the strongest in our
city, both financially and in social
attractions.
Death of An Octogenarian.
Following a brief illuess of a few
weeks, Samuel M. Gleason passed away
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.
Gleason was 80 years old, and at the
time of his death was living with his
son, Earl F, Gleason, an engiueer ou
the Burlington. Death was due to
dropsy and heart failure.
The body was shipped to his old
home al Utica, Neb., on 42 for burial.
It does us good to report the
condition of the weather this
week. Barring the fact that the
ground has been covered with
snow, the weather the past week
has been fine for January. We
have been earnestly wishing for
the snow to melt so that stock
could have the benefit of winter
pasture, there being prospect
tli at but few farmers and ranch
ujon will have enough feed to
curry them through till grass
comes, if the snow remains on
much longer, The snow has
melted a little nearly every day
the past week, the most yester
day (Wednesday) when the
streets in town became quite
muddy. Today it is melting
more slowly than yesterday.
The snow still covers the fields
and prairie, with some bare
patches, but we are hoping for
enough warm weather to take it
off soon.
r
When You Buy
The Boms Merchants merit your support,
tber ue the sulniUys of the community.
And when yoo bay ot Home MeictumU,
bay et those wfeo dTrUi.
Firemen's Convention
Alliance Next Year
Hurrah for Alliance!
As "we go to press, a wire from
Fremont brings the information
that Alliance captures the Fire
men's State Convention for 1911.
The vote stood:
Alliance, 161.
Kearney, 29.
Omaha, 1-
Barnes is member of the Board
of Control.
Guthrie is chairman of Audit
ing Committee.
Hurrah for our side!
More Local News
for The Herald
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
During the past year a number
of improvements have been made
in The Herald, particularly in
regard to educational matters
and the development of the
country along agricultural lines;
but we frankly confess there has
been one feature of the paper
that, owing to insufficient cleri
cal help, has not been satisfac
tory to the editor, and that is the
local news. This feature is to
be greatly improved.
"We are very glad to announce
that we have secured the servi
ces of A. E. Hayward, formerly
reporter on the Fremont Daily
Tribune. He arrived in Alliance
the first of this week and has
taken his place in our office and
on our reportorial staff. Any
assistance that readers of The
Herald may give him in securing
news will be greatly appreciated.
Weekly Market Report.
Beef Steers, $3.25 to $4.00; hogs,
J6.75 to $7,50; calves, J7.00 to $9.00.
Chickens, 10, 12 and 15J.C Butter,
30c. Fresh eggs, 35c. Oats, per
cwt., $i35; baled hay, per ton, io;
macaroni wheat, 70c per bushel; shell
ed corn, 55c per bushel.
In addition to the magnificent Bennett Piano and
a large list of other valuable presents offered in The
Herald's voting contest, we make the following special
offer: To the first lady who receives 8,000 votes, in
cluding the 5,000 nominating votes, a ten dollar due
bill on any store in Box Butte county that she may
choose. To the first lady to receive 10,000 votes.- in
cluding the 5,000 nominating votes, a ten dollar du-?
bill on any store she may select in the county.
The lady receiving the first of these Special Premi
ums will not be eligible to receive the other; hence tin;
two due bills will go to two different ladies.
These two Special Premiums will not affect the
contest for the Piano and other Premiums, a list of which
will be published next week. The two ladies receiving
the two due bills can continue to contest for the other
1
Premiums.
r ?
One Hundred
Kinds of Good
Candy
J at the
1 MnnF.r
Candy Kitchen
Our Motto:
Dut-itu onrl Plasnlinacc'
I UIUJ UIIU UlUUIIIillUOd
CsNi'"W
Fresh Beef by the Quarter
Fifteen head of to-year old Here
fords in fine condition, to be butchered
mid sold bv the )UHiter. 1'iuest kind
of meat at prices that will save you
money. Call up phone 154 Ked, 7-2t
Wanted Work by day or take wash
ing home. Katie Gerald, at Mrs.
Koke's, So. Alliance. Phone 485. 7tf
LEGAL NOTICE
In the County Court of Ilox liutto County
Nebraska.
In the Matter of the Kstato ot John M.
Whltuey, deceased .
Order for hearing on (lnul account.
Now, on the SOth day ot January, 1910, came
J. C. McCorkte, administrator of said estate,
and prays for lea to to render account as such
aduiluUtrutor. It is thertfdro ordered Unit
the 11th day of February, 1910, ut 10 o'clock,
ii.ro., atiny otltcein Alliance in said County,
t HvaiI no ihn . I m n nnrl tituMl tn a.umlnlnw
JMJ HAW U9 tUU ,UW WI.U fStMVU .u. V AM W.....M.,
and allowing such urcoant. And the heirs of
huld deceased, and uu persons interested in.
tiuld estate, are required to appear at the tlw
and place so designated, una show cause, tf
such uxlst, why Mild uccount should not be al
lowed. It Is further ordered that said J, O.
McUorkle, udmlnUtrator, giro notice to all
persons Interested in said estate by causing;
copy of this order to be published In the Alli
ance Herald, a newspaper published and In
general circulation lu said County, three sue
ces&lvo weeks prior to the day set for said
hearing.
Dated Jan. SO, 11)10.
i heal L. A. Ur.nur,
fp. Jan..0-7 3w County Judge.
